Fariba Vafi

Who is Fariba Vafi?

Fariba Vafi was Born in Tabriz on 1st January 1963 in a middle class family, she started writing from early years of school and later tried to write short stories most of which were published in different periodicals. Her first collection of short stories, "Dar Omgh Sahneh" [in the depth of the Stage] was published by Cheshmeh Publishers in 1996 and her second collection, entitled "Hatta Vagti Mekhadeem" [Even While e Are Laughing] was published by "Nashr-e Markaz" Publishing co. in the fall of 1999. In 2002 Nashr-e Markaz published Vafi's first novel "Parandeye Man" [My Bird]. This novel received the Golshiri award and Yalda award and has had fourteen printings since then and was translated into English by Syracuse University Press in 2009. This novel also was translated into Italy by Ponte 33 publisher in 2010 and into German in 2012 by rotbuch Werlag and into Kurdish in 2011.

Her second novel "Tarlan" was published by Nashr- e Markaz in 2004 and it was appreciated by the board of Isfahan literary award. Her novel " The Dream of Tibet" was published by Nashr-e Markaz in 2005. This novel received the Golshiri award and it was appreciated by the Mehregan award. Her novel "The secret in the Alleys " was published in 2008 and was translated into French and published by Zulma publisher in 2011 and it was translated into Norwegian.